Ludhiana petroleum dealers to observe silence for two minutes in the memory of martyred soldiers

In Honour of the memory of our 17 soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice of laying down their lives in the service of our Nation in Uri, at Jammu & Kashmir on Sunday, all Dealers of Petroleum Dealers Association Ludhiana will close down their pumps on 20 September, between 2.00 pm and 2.30 pm to observe 2 minutes of silence to pay tribute to the martrydom.Payal Dhawan | TNN | September 19, 2016, 16:07 IST

An Indian army soldier stands guard near the site of a gunbattle between Indian army soldiers and terrorists, in Uri on September 18, 2016. (AFP PHOTO)LUDHIANA: In honour of the memory of our 17 soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice of laying down their lives in the service of our nation in Uri in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, all dealers belonging of Petroleum Dealers Association Ludhiana will close down their pumps on September 20, between 2.00 pm and 2.30 pm to observe 2-minute of silence to pay tribute to the martrydom.

Pushpinder Singh, member Ludhiana Petroleum Dealers Association, said, "Soldiers are the pillars of nation and we salute their bravery. Unfortunatlye, in a terror attack, we have lost our 17 brave soldiers and to pay tribute to them all Ludhiana patrol pumps will observe silence for two minutes, between 2pm to 2:30pm tomorrow."